Bogus campsite reservations
Recently, there was a post in another forum where the OP questioned the honesty of campground operators who swore he was getting the last site, only to find the CG half empty when he arrived. This ...
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RRinNFla wrote:
So here is the math. The guy (who probably owns a $250K DP) reserves a large site every weekend for June committing $204 in reservation fees ($28/night times 8). When he cancels the other weekends he ends up spending $56 for one weekend, plus $52.50 in cancellation fees. So what does he get for $108.50, his choice of weekends, in season, at a campsite just steps from the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile the sites were unavailable for reservations by others.
My gripe: what about those of us who can't make plans 11 months in advance or don't feel like we have and extra $50 to throw away. I thought that part of the idea of the park system was to make sure that these lovely places were not reserved solely for the wealthy.
Am I being unreasonable?
Is there a better way?
Exact same thing goes on here in Michigan at the State and Federal parks. I've had fellow campers straight out tell me they do this, not only for one site but several next to each other. Often for the entire summer.
I don't know what the solution is. How do you discourage the dishonest folks from making blanket reservations while still allowing people with inflexible jobs to reserve a site for the only weekend they can get away?
I haven't made reservations in the past, I just show up and take whatever spot I can get into. This is my third year owning a trailer and I've had decent luck so far, but the season is early.
